Okla. couple's 3 children struck by fatal disease

CORDELL, Okla. (AP) - A Cordell couple with three childrenstruck by a fatal disease hope to raise enough money for two oftheir children to get a bone-marrow transplant to help fight theillness. Their third child is too ill for the procedure to work. Jennifer Snider says her 11-year-old son Anthony Middleton wasdiagnosed with ALD in January. The rare disease is inherited and itleads to brain damage and death. Anthony is now in a wheelchair andhis mind is like that of a 5-year-old. Snider's two other sons also have the disease but haven't yetshown symptoms. Anthony says his one wish is for his brothers to go to DukeUniversity for bone-marrow transplants that might prolong theirlives. Friends have created the Middleton Foundation to help raisethe $130,000 needed.

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